Grit & Glitter
A weekly podcast dedicated to the power of women’s wrestling. Hosted by Harley Pageot, Em Fear, and their team of correspondents known as The Glitterati.
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Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Grit & Glitter Wrestling proudly presents the first-ever Royal Grumble!
Harley, Em, and friend of the show Brian Bell each hired their own personal cadre of independent wrestlers to compete in a 20-woman, over the top rope battle royal. The winner walks away with some sort of cup-shaped prize.
Who will walk through the curtain when the buzzer goes off? Which alliances will form inside of the Grumble? #westcoastbestcoast??
BUT: Before the Grumble even begins, Harley drops a bombshell surprise on Em and the whole G&G universe. You won't want to miss this historic episode of Grit & Glitter!
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
It's the fifth annual Glitter Bombs, our year-end award show honoring the best in women's wrestling!
Harley, Em, and the rest of The Glitterati are joined by a crew of special guests to reveal your picks. RJ City returns as host. B3CCA performs her new Christmas single "Silent Night" live for the first time. Who was your favorite wrestler of 2023? Which tag team topped the rest? Who did you deem the future of wrestling? Find out on a historic edition of The Glitter Bombs.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
It's Christmas week and Harley is joined by 2023 Glitter Bomb nominee for Future Star, "The Adventuress" Lara Frazier!
They discuss the pitfalls of December birthdays, wrestling for Hoodslam, working at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, competing in the Lingerie Fighting Championship, and which Disney song most speaks to their gender identity.
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Harley and Don chat with Montreal wrestler "The Sweetest Pea" Kristara about being the first woman to hold tag gold in IWS Hardcore history, teaming with Alex Maze as Amazingly Sweet, and training under "Speedball" Mike Bailey.
Plus: from the archives, Harley chats with Abby Jane in May 2021 about summer vacation.
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Harley is joined by new friend of the show Von and Pennsylvania wrestler Journey Burke to talk about their favorite TV series - Gilmore Girls!
They discuss their favorite episodes, why they're all #TeamJess, which characters would make good pro wrestlers, which wrestlers would be right at home in Stars Hollow, and ship some new wrestler love interests for Lorelai and Rory.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Em is joined by "The Unwilting" Tatiana and "The Bearcat" Keith Haught to discuss the intersection of pro wrestling and Dungeons & Dragons.
They talk about their time with Top Rope Table Top, why things like D&D seem to be so popular among wrestlers, how character work in table-top gaming translates to character work in wrestling, and moments from memorable campaigns.
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Harley and Em are joined by old friend Kelly Wells and new friend Shay Sawyer to draft NXT women, past and present, into creating their own new all-women NXT brand.
Who will be their #1 draft picks? Which tag teams will make the cut? Who are their favorites of the current era? Which missed opportunities will be given a second chance? And who will they choose to offer an NXT contract to for the first time ever?
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Em and Don chat with fellow yinzers Nix Wilde and Rozie The Ref about their involvement with MV Young's two burgeoning Pittsburgh foundations: 880 Wrestling and the T2T Wrestling Academy.
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
It's the 200th episode of Grit & Glitter!!
Harley drives from Toronto to Pittsburgh to meet up with Em and go backstage at Enjoy Wrestling's Something To Write Home About. They chat with a cavalcade of stars including Enjoy Champion Edith Surreal, Ray Lyn, GummiBoar, and The Runway as well as Enjoy staff members AJ Small and Maxx Gregg.
Thank you everyone for helping guide us to 200 episodes. We love you more than words can say. Here's to 200 more!
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Harley and Em are joined by returning guest Brian Bell to present the seventh installment in G&G series "Living Legends." With this series, we strive to present a definitive look at the lives and careers of some of your favorite active independent wrestlers. Where did they come from? How did they get to where they are today? And why are they so beloved?
This time: it’s DARK Sheik! From starting training at age 14 to playing heel Sheik Khan Abadi in a post-9/11 world, founding Hoodslam, dying and being reborn, being replaced by an evil robot, training wrestlers like Shotzi and Mansoor, transitioning in front of the world, teaming with The Caution and Thrussy, founding the Church of Wrestling, and palling around with Lita, this is the story of the master mold, the mother brain, the DARK Sheik.
Our playlist for this episode:
Sheik Khan Abadi vs. Wild Storm
Big Time Wrestling (10/21/07)
The Joker & Harley Quinn vs. Bat Manuela & The Cereal Girl
Hoodslam Femmed Out: Total DIVAstation (2/5/16)
DARK Sheik vs. Still Life With Apricots & Pears
GCW Effy's Big Gay Brunch (10/10/20)
El Chupacabra vs. DARK Sheik w/Pollo Del Mar for the Golden Gig Championship
Hoodslam Fights Into Dreams (6/3/22)
Thrussy vs. Cole Radrick & Brat Pack
GCW Scene Of The Crime (4/22/23)